The Magical Moments
September 10th 2008 08:46
Why do we live life?
For those moments of magic, those moments of beauty and joy and love.
Why do we read stories?
For the magical moments, the moments in which we can feel with the character; of joy, bliss, beauty, love, and in some books even sorrow is beautiful.
Either I'm reading too much Anne Rice, or I'm onto something here. The moments which effect us in the most profound ways are most often beautiful if seen from the right point of view. Some, like a death by cancer, cannot be made into anything beautiful no matter how hard you try; but even the loss of love, and many other forms of death, can be made beautiful.
It is this beauty that the writer is ever trying to capture. This essence; the magical moments, the magic of the moment, the magic in the air, of the location, of the people. This proves difficult on many occasions, and to me has seemed ever easier to do with poetry. Most prose just doesn't have that quality to it, the intangible quality that keeps you enthralled and makes even the most atrocious acts beautiful.
There are a few examples of books which hold that tone, the tone of magic and beauty, the whole way, or almost the whole way, through. Anne Rice, which I read a lot of, has plenty of examples of this. Lady of the Hay, whose author's name I'll remember someday, I promise, holds that tone throughout much of the book. From what I understand, George R. R. Martin's A Song Of Ice And Fire has some of this as well, although I haven't had a chance to actually read through that series.
Capturing the magical essence of life is our duty as writers. And it is difficult, yes, but the end result is beauty that is absolutely worth it. The work that can fully capture that sense is our best work, and should be shown off to whoever is willing to listen. This is a writer's life, this is a writer's work. To capture that essence and share it with others.
I had a magical moment of my own very recently; and it is a sweet story that someday, somewhere, I will tell. And the world, I hope, will hear me-and I will be able to capture it completely, I hope. For it is one of those things that happens maybe once in a lifetime, and it has made me so happy of late that I can barely believe it. Things are looking up now, they really are.
Can you capture a magic moment?
Do you remember a magic moment?
Turn that moment into a piece of writing... and do your best... to capture the essence within.
For those moments of magic, those moments of beauty and joy and love.
Why do we read stories?
For the magical moments, the moments in which we can feel with the character; of joy, bliss, beauty, love, and in some books even sorrow is beautiful.
Either I'm reading too much Anne Rice, or I'm onto something here. The moments which effect us in the most profound ways are most often beautiful if seen from the right point of view. Some, like a death by cancer, cannot be made into anything beautiful no matter how hard you try; but even the loss of love, and many other forms of death, can be made beautiful.
It is this beauty that the writer is ever trying to capture. This essence; the magical moments, the magic of the moment, the magic in the air, of the location, of the people. This proves difficult on many occasions, and to me has seemed ever easier to do with poetry. Most prose just doesn't have that quality to it, the intangible quality that keeps you enthralled and makes even the most atrocious acts beautiful.
There are a few examples of books which hold that tone, the tone of magic and beauty, the whole way, or almost the whole way, through. Anne Rice, which I read a lot of, has plenty of examples of this. Lady of the Hay, whose author's name I'll remember someday, I promise, holds that tone throughout much of the book. From what I understand, George R. R. Martin's A Song Of Ice And Fire has some of this as well, although I haven't had a chance to actually read through that series.
Capturing the magical essence of life is our duty as writers. And it is difficult, yes, but the end result is beauty that is absolutely worth it. The work that can fully capture that sense is our best work, and should be shown off to whoever is willing to listen. This is a writer's life, this is a writer's work. To capture that essence and share it with others.
I had a magical moment of my own very recently; and it is a sweet story that someday, somewhere, I will tell. And the world, I hope, will hear me-and I will be able to capture it completely, I hope. For it is one of those things that happens maybe once in a lifetime, and it has made me so happy of late that I can barely believe it. Things are looking up now, they really are.
Can you capture a magic moment?
Do you remember a magic moment?
Turn that moment into a piece of writing... and do your best... to capture the essence within.
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